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Yahoo! to buy blog-maker Tumblr for $1.1 billion: report

Agence France-Presse | Monday May 20, 2013

The board of Yahoo! has agreed to a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

New York: Hofstra University student was killed by police during break-in

Associated Press | Sunday May 19, 2013

In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a front door that had been left open at a New York home near Hofstra University.

Broken rail eyed in US train crash: official

Associated Press | Sunday May 19, 2013

The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident.

US student killed by cop in hostage crisis: Authorities

Associated Press | Sunday May 19, 2013

A New York college student being held by an armed home intruder was shot and killed by a police officer who had responded to a report of a home invasion at an off-campus home, police said on Saturday.

Cops investigating after New York college student killed

Associated Press | Saturday May 18, 2013

Police are investigating after a New York college student was killed in an off-campus house during an early morning break-in, casting a pall over the campus and commencement ceremonies.

Probe begins after commuter trains crash in Connecticut

Associated Press | Saturday May 18, 2013

Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to the hospital, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast Corridor in the United States.

'Hatchet-wielding' Internet star arrested for murder

Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013

An unemployed drifter who became an Internet sensation in February after he brandished a hatchet to stop an assault has been charged with murder following his arrest in Philadelphia, police said.

Dow, S&P end at records, stocks mark fourth week of gains

Saturday May 18, 2013

Wall Street continued its climb into uncharted territory on Friday, racking up the fourth week of gains in a row as encouraging economic data prompted investors to pick up shares of growth companies.

New York auction houses toast staggering billion dollar week

Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013

Two of New York's leading auction houses combined for the art world's richest sales week ever, with works going under the hammer for a breathtaking total of more than one billion dollars.

Commuter trains collide in Connecticut, injuring up to 60 people

Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013

A commuter train traveling eastbound from New York City derailed near the Connecticut suburb of Fairfield during the evening rush hour on Friday and collided with a westbound commuter train, injuring up to 60 people, three critically, officials said....

A modest billionaire makes her way onto philanthropic stage

Peter Lattman and Claire Cain Miller, The New York Times | Friday May 17, 2013

Marlene Castro knew the tall blond woman only as Laurene, her mentor. They met every few weeks in a rough Silicon Valley neighbourhood the year that Castro was applying to college, and they emailed often, bonding over conversations about Castro's dif...

In India, it's a bumpy road for trophy cars

David Shaftel, The New York Times | Friday May 17, 2013

It's not easy being the owner of an exceedingly expensive car in India. Just ask Rishabh Jain, whose Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, in a shade of metallic grey called Grigio Telesto, spends an inordinate amount of time under a cover in the parking lot...

Spurs beat Warriors to advance, Knicks stay alive

Associated Press | Friday May 17, 2013

Slow at the start of the series and strong at the end, the San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors 94-82 on Thursday to clinch a 4-2 victory and progress to the NBA Western Conference finals.

Cabbie goes the extra mile in memory of lost son

Natalie Kitroeff, The New York Times | Friday May 17, 2013

"No eating or drinking inside this car," reads a sign in Mansoor Khalid's cab, "Except candies." There are plenty of them. Khalid keeps the back dashboard of his yellow cab stocked with a layer of candy thick enough to induce envy in the most success...

A strip of cloth that makes dry cleaners shudder

Vijai Singh, The New York Times | Friday May 17, 2013

After Hurricane Sandy made Tanya Aeya evacuate her apartment in Manhattan, she returned to discover that her clothes had been sitting in water for three weeks.